President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received a State Department representative from President Donald J. Trump’s administration, Mr. Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor for Africa, on Thursday in Paris. ...
By Bashir Aliyu In Nigeria’s teeming urban centers and far-flung villages, tuberculosis (TB) persists as a quiet scourge, claiming lives with a stealth that belies its lethality. Often overshadowed by...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State on Tuesday surprised me for reasons different from those for which he has been severely criticised. The mildest criticism...
A high court of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday began definite hearing in the case of defamation instituted by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Socio-Econom...
The International Relations and Affairs Alliance (IRAA) has strongly criticized a recent report by policy research firm Nextier, which claims that Nigeria’s diplomatic influence is waning due to risin...
Former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki to chair 2025 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Webinar on March 6
As part of its mandate to propagate the continuing relevance of the ideas of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation will hold the 2025 Awolowo Memorial Webinar on March 6, 202...
Ibrahim Babangida’s memoir, “A Journey in Service,” has expectedly dominated public discourse throughout the last week; even before, and after its launch on Thursday, 20 February at the Tr...
Many Nigerians experience visa refusal daily. They don’t need the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to invoke hell against any country to make the point. Unfortunately, Ribadu’s fury after...
I spent the last few days trying hard to understand the on-going rebasing of the Nigerian economy starting with the rebasing of the consumer price index. I watched the statistician general of the coun...
! All animals are not equal. If you doubt it, attempt to replicate General Ibrahim Babangida’s actions and inactions over the years — and see where you’ll end up. First shoot your way into power...
